| International Standard Book Number |
9781668083130 (ebook)
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781668083123 (trade paperback)
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| Personal Name |
Charles, Janet Skeslien, author.
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| Title Statement |
The Parisian chapter : a novel / Janet Skeslien Charles, Peter Borland.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Atria Books, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
208 p. softcover 21 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia
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| Carrier Type |
volume nc rdacarrier
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Paris, 1995: It's been five years since Lily Jacobsen and her best friend Mary Louise arrived in Paris from their small town of Froid, Montana. Determined to establish themselves as artists - Lily, a novelist, and Mary Louise, a painter - they share a tiny sixth-floor walkup and survive on brie and baguettes. When Mary Louise abruptly moves out, Lily feels alone in the city of light for the first time and must find a new way to support herself. She lands a job as a programs manager at the American Library in Paris, following in the footsteps of Odile, her beloved French neighbor in Montana who told her stories of heroic World War II librarians when Lily was growing up. Here in the storied halls of the ALP, she meets an incredible cast of characters -- her favorite author, quirky coworkers, broke students, trailing spouses, haughty trustees, and devoted volunteers - each with their own stories... and agendas. Lily often seeks solace in the Afterlife, the library's attic that's home to hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, and there, she discovers a box of archives that may be a link to the past: to Odile's own Parisian chapter. This moving, propulsive story offers a panoramic view of a real historic institution, and revisits characters from both of Charles's beloved novels. Lily's story is a love letter to the artist's life, friendship, and leaving home only to find it again"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Historical, general Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Literary Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women artists Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
American Library in Paris, history Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women library workers Fiction.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Borland, Peter, editor.
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